Free Phonological Awareness Screen: Essential Insights for Every Learner
In just about 10 minutes, our free online Sound Skills Screen provides valuable insights into your child's phonological awareness – foundational skills critical for reading success at any age. No obligation, just clear information to identify potential underlying deficits and guide your child’s effective learning journey.
The Unseen Foundation:
Why Phonological Awareness Matters
for Every Student
Phonological awareness – the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the individual sounds in spoken words – isn't just for beginners. It's a critical underlying skill for fluent reading, accurate spelling, and strong comprehension throughout a student's academic journey.
For young learners, strong sound skills pave the way for successful phonics instruction and early decoding. For older students who struggle, deficits in these foundational skills are often a root cause of their reading challenges, even if they've had years of instruction.
Identifying a child's strengths and any underlying weaknesses in phonological awareness allows for precisely targeted instruction. This ensures that foundational skills are secure before tackling more advanced phonics or word analysis, making all subsequent literacy instruction more effective and preventing or resolving unnecessary difficulties.
Our Free Sound Skills Screen is designed to give you a quick, clear snapshot of these essential foundational reading skills for learners of all ages.
Quick, Easy, and Insightful:
What's Involved?
Brief & Engaging: The screening typically takes about 10-15 minutes to complete with your child.
Adaptable & Playful Approach: The activities are designed to be engaging and feel more like language puzzles or games than a formal 'test.' No extensive reading is required for the screening itself.
Focus on Auditory Skills: The activities primarily assess your child's ability to hear, process, and work with sounds in spoken language.
Simple Online Access: Easily accessible online from the comfort of your home.
Immediate (or Quick) Feedback: You'll receive clear, understandable insights into your child's current phonological skill development. When possible, the results will be discussed immediately. If it is not practical, they will be e-mailed within 24 hours.
Gain Valuable Insights to Support
Your Child's Literacy Development
Understand Your Child's Current Phonological Awareness: Get a clear picture of these crucial underlying reading skills.
Identify Areas of Strength: See where your child's foundational auditory skills are solid.
Pinpoint Specific Areas Needing Support: Recognize particular phonological skills that, if weak, could be impacting their reading or spelling, or may hinder future progress.
Make More Informed Instructional Decisions: Use these insights to guide your teaching approach at home or to discuss with educators, ensuring instruction targets the right prerequisite skills.
Take Proactive or Remedial Steps: Understanding these foundational skills is key to preventing future reading difficulties or effectively addressing current ones.
No Obligation, Purely Informative: This screen is a complimentary resource to help you.
It's easy to get started. Simply click the button below to access our Calendly scheduler. Signing up takes just a few seconds! Please note that to ensure dedicated time for your family, there is a 14-hour scheduling buffer for the actual screening session. We look forward to connecting with you!
Ready for Your Free Insights? Schedule Your Quick Screen!
1. Click the Button: Access our easy online scheduler.
2. Choose Your Time: Select a convenient slot for your child's screening.
3. Get Ready: You'll receive a confirmation with your Google Meet link and a reminder to have good headphones for your child.
After the Screen: Guiding Your Child's Next Steps in Literacy
Once you have your Sound Skills Screen results, you'll have a clearer understanding of your child's phonological foundation for reading.
If the screen indicates strong phonological skills, that's excellent! This is a positive indicator for literacy development. Continue to foster a rich language environment.
If the screen highlights areas where your child might benefit from targeted phonological awareness training, or if you have any questions about their results or overall literacy development, we're here to help. Addressing these foundational skills is crucial before or alongside phonics instruction for those specific areas.
Depending on your child's age and specific needs identified, our Sound Start Literacy program (for young learners), Sound Word System (for comprehensive literacy development), or Reading Recovery Path (for students with existing challenges) can provide the principled, targeted instruction needed. We also offer Literacy for Parent Teachers to equip you with effective strategies.